RELEASE

For Release: Immediate
February 2, 2007

Roy Cullen Elected Vice-Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security

Ottawa - Hon. Roy Cullen, Member of Parliament for Etobicoke North, was elected Vice-Chair of the House Of Commons Standing Committee Public Safety and National Security. The election took place early yesterday with the members of the committee voting unanimously in favour of Mr. Cullen.

"I am grateful to my colleagues on the Committee who placed their confidence in me to carry out the duties and responsibility of Vice-Chair," said Cullen.

Initially elected to the House of Commons in a by-election in 1996, Mr. Cullen was re-elected in the 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2006 General Elections as the Member of Parliament for Etobicoke North. In February of 2004 Mr. Cullen was elected Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance. On July 20th, 2004, Mr. Cullen was sworn in as a member of the Privy Council of Canada (P.C.) and appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Anne McLellan, Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. From 2006 until January 17, 2006, Mr. Cullen was the Natural Resources critic for the Official Opposition.

"As a new member of this committee I hope to bring my experience as the former Parliamentary Secretary for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness into the mix and contribute to the discourse. It is important to hold this Conservative government to account and I look forward to the opportunity to do so.

The House of Commons Public Safety Committee, which is currently reviewing the Governments decision to arm border guards, has its regular meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

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